Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  M 5  ·  NGC 5904
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Messier 5 or M5 (also designated NGC 5904) is a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens. Distance to Earth: 24,460 light years. M5 is one of the oldest globular clusters in the Milky Way galaxy.

Data from the SDSS-III DR12 Science Archive Server (SAS)

Color Mapped:

Red - z
Green - g
Blue - u

Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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M5, John Bozeman